Baylor signs BYU offensive lineman Clark Barrington

BYU transfer offensive lineman Clark Barrington committed and signed with Baylor for his final year of eligibility on Thursday morning. His brother, Campbell Barrington, transferred from BYU as well and committed to Baylor last week. 

He was viewed as an NFL Draft candidate following this season, but instead, he will take advantage of his COVID-19 season in 2020 by finding a new school to wrap up his college career.

The 6-foot-6, 305-pound prospect decided to finish this season with the Cougars by starting in BYU’s bowl win over SMU this past weekend.

According to PFF, Barrington has started 40 games at the guard position and has only allowed two sacks during his BYU career.

Barrington was a three-star prospect in BYU’s 2016 recruiting class, but the first start of his career did not occur until 2019 after he took his two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Uganda.

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Clark Barrington has been a staple for BYU at guard for the past three seasons.

Baylor Offensive Coordinator Jeff Grimes and Offensive Line Coach Eric Mateos each worked on developing Barrington quite a bit during his time at BYU so the relationship there is a good one and clearly helped in this situation.

At Baylor, Barrington could potentially slide into the guard position as the Bears look to fill the void left behind by Micah Mazzccua following his departure into the transfer portal. It’s also possible that Baylor decides to get creative and try him at center for next season, which is a position of clear need in 2023. His 6-foot-6 frame may not be ideal for center, but he has the talent and experience to make it work if need be.

Whatever the case, this is a massive one-year addition for Baylor to bring in an NFL talent who has been out of high school for six years already. The experience is there for Clark to come in and not only help the Bears on the field but also in the locker room as a leader.

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